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Caribbean Steelpan Connextion live at Carifesta Grand Market

Trinidad - Caribbean Steelpan Connextion Ensemble is pleased to inform all steelpan lovers and music aficionados of its participation at the Carifesta Grand Market. The 10-piece ensemble will perform live at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Thursday Augu

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Ingrid Blackwood-Belle: Beverley Ramsey-Moore couldn't organise a PISS UP in a BREWERY -- how on earth could she organise PAN in a SHAGGY and MACHEL concert?

I LOVE MY DOLLY!!!

In Antigua they like to say: THAT SWEET YOU!!!

Well DOCTOR DOLLY sweet me too bad when she say: "PAN? PAN on stage with Shaggy and Machel?”

It is easier for a CAMEL to pass through the eye of a needle than for PAN to get on stage

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National instrument or bastard child?

Newsday - ROSSANA GLASGOW

Trinidadians like to spout “pan is ours” but never gives the instrument its just due. Pan is found in schools and universities globally, but in TT it appears to be “by the way.”

Recently pan music was included in the Toronto

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Salsa and steelpan -- Arranger, anthropologist honoured in Cuba

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Arranger, anthropologist honoured in Cuba

Cuba - His passion for pan has been identified as the primary motivation for ensuring that our Caribbean neighbours are fully equipped to enjoy the sounds of the the steelpan.

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Ah have to DEFEND meh pardner CECIL HINKSON. A GIZMO is any DEVICE that gets the JOB DONE ...

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So the NEXT STEP for THE WORLD STEELPAN DAY is to secure the domain name (www.worldsteelpanday.org) and set up the website and then appoint a BOARD OF DIRECTORS ...

... they could follow this model set by https://weteachpan.org/about/ making GLOBAL OUTREACH a very simple process. But they need to have a SKILLED ADMINISTRATOR to handle CONTACTS from the outside.

The BOARD OF DIRECTORS should include SIMEON SANDIF

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Watch Live -- Carnival MORNING in Grenada (Tuesday August 13th 2019)

PARADE OF THE BANDS/LAST LAP

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Supernovas gets state land for pan theatre

Newday Joan Rampersad

Speaking to Newsday yesterday, Samaroo thanked Rambharat for his assistance and said, “This is but the first, albeit very important step in us finally having a permanent home for Supernovas.”

He added, the band had been housed b

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I had to go to TV6 NEWS to find out about the "WORLD STEELPAN DAY" launching -- Lord have MERCY!!!

WORLD STEELPAN DAY LAUNCH

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I am still amazed that people does do ALL KIND AH PRESENTATION on PAN and NOBODY doh ever talk about GLOBAL PAN MUSIC ...

I am convinced that they DO NOT UNDERSTAND the GLOBAL PAN MUSIC TING -- maybe that is why they don't talk about it.

But on THIS FORUM, before AUGUST 11TH even came -- I suggested that they compose a piece of MUSIC FOR PAN that could be played GLOBALL

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I think that the TRINI WORLD LEADERS in PAN should try to LINK UP and SET A COURSE FOR PAN ...

SIMEON SANDIFORD, BERTEL GITTENS, SALMON CUPID, DOCTOR AJAMU, SALAH WILSON, GLENROY JOSEPH, ODW, WHENSTEELTALKS, IAN FRANKLIN, BUGS, JEREMY de BARRY, LAWFORD DUPRES, AINSWORTH MOHAMMMED, KENNY PHILLIPS, AQUIL ARRINDELL, KENDALL WILLIAMS, KHUENT ROSE,

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"WORLD STEELPAN DAY PRESENTATION" by MR. SIMEON L. SANDIFORD

World Steelpan Day Invokes Manufacturing & Education

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Cecil Hinkson: After all the BUILD-UP about "WORLD STEELPAN DAY" I would have expected some kind of report to the PUBLIC about the EVENT ... but instead all I could see is a PICTURE OF BEVERLEY ...

... PLAYING SHE SELF and yuh know once she get involved in ANY PROJECT is CLOAK and DAGGER, TOBAGO SECRECY. So ah doh know if this WORLD PROJECT is going to reach the far corners of the GLOBE if it end up under LOCK and COVER for the PROMOTION of ONE

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New Dimension Steel Orchestra Wins Grenada's 2019 National Panorama

When Steel Talks extends congratulations to New Dimension Steel Orchestra - the 2019 Grenada National Panorama champs, with champion arranger Cordel Byam.

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Supernovas Steel Orchestra receives land lease for Supernovas’ new Pan Theatre

from -- Senator The Honourable Clarence Rambharat

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PAN REACHES NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY

"For the first time, steel­pan mu­sic is be­ing taught at a ter­tiary ed­u­ca­tion in­sti­tu­tion in Aus­trala­sia. Two Thurs­days ago, the T&T flag stood promi­nent­ly in Vic­to­ria Uni­ver­si­ty’s con­ser­va­toire as the New Zealand School of Mu­si

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Watch Live -- JOUVERT MORNING in Grenada (Monday August 12th 2019)

St. George's Jouvert 2019

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That eh RIGHT!!! Seven criminal charges against MARLENE for ah lil MILLION$$$ and KEITH DIAZ and FORTEAU tief 60 MILLION DOLLARS from PAN TRINBAGO and dem RUNNING FREE ....

Trinidad Guardian August 11th, 2019

by ABRAHAM DIAZ

"Pub­lic Ad­min­is­tra­tion Min­is­ter Mar­lene Mc­Don­ald will face as many as sev­en crim­i­nal charges, in­clud­ing mis­be­hav­iour in pub­lic of­fice, con­spir­a­cy to de­fraud and mon­ey laun­

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A little PAN MUSIC (WORLD PAN MUSIC) to CELEBRATE "WORLD STEELPAN DAY"

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TOMORROW (August 11th, 2019) promises to be an HISTORIC DAY for STEELBAND MUSIC as the WORLD STEELPAN DAY is launched. I applaud the efforts of BERTEL GITTENS and SIMEON SANDIFORD!!!

At 11 a.m. tomorrow (August 11th, 2019) the WORLD STEELPAN DAY is going to be LAUNCHED at the PAN TRINBAGO HEADQUARTERS in PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD.

The function would be a simple one. 

Bertel Gittens, as the Chair, would give opening remarks and welc

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